China Gold Data Zhongwei Zero-Carbon Computing Base data center
Zhongwei, Ningxia, China · Zhongwei market · location approximate to city level
Also listed as 中金数据中卫零碳算力产业基地.
China Gold Data Zhongwei Zero-Carbon Computing Base is a data center project in Zhongwei, China, operated by China Gold Data Group (中金数据集团有限公司). It is operational and expanding. It is planned for 1,200 MW of IT load.
Latest change on record: moved to expanding on 30 April 2026. Record last checked against its sources on 19 October 2026.
Running now
Not disclosed
Operators rarely publish this
Operator
China Gold Data Group (中金数据集团有限公司)
Colocation
Will it get built?Built7 of 7 gates passed
✓ Land secured✓ Power arranged✓ Approvals granted✓ Money committed✓ Tenant or own use✓ Builder appointed✓ Construction started
This project is built or running, so every gate counts as passed.
Build odds is ArusGrid's reading of the public record, not a forecast, a rating or advice. It counts the gates this project has passed in public sources. Private progress does not show, a passed gate can be undone, and projects that pass every gate still stop. The method has not yet been tested against outcomes. How it works.
China, 2026-10-12. China coverage is a pilot of one cluster, Zhongwei in Ningxia, entered on 12 October 2026 from Chinese-language primary and state press sources. Other Chinese hubs are not yet covered, so no China total here describes the country. Many Chinese projects publish rack counts and no megawatts. ArusGrid records the rack count and leaves capacity blank rather than convert it.
Where it sits
Zhongwei holds 18 active projects with 3,558 MW of planned IT load between them, and China Gold Data Zhongwei Zero-Carbon Computing Base ranks first by planned capacity. Of those, 5 are operational, 5 are operational and expanding, 3 are under construction, 3 are at the land and permitting stage and 2 are announced only. No third party publishes a colocation vacancy rate for Zhongwei, and ArusGrid does not estimate one.
China Gold Data Group has 1 other in China tracked by ArusGrid, including China Gold Data Zhongwei Green AI Computing Base (Xuanhe). No tenant has been disclosed, which is normal for colocation and says nothing about occupancy.
The build is phased. Phase 1 at 200 MW is under construction with a 2025 target; Phases 2 and 3 is announced with a 2027 target. The dated record runs from under construction on 30 July 2025 to operational and expanding on 30 April 2026. The money on record is CN¥40bn as of May 2025, the announced investment. Power comes from China Gold Data (substation owner); supply from State Grid 沙坡头 750kV substation through a dedicated substation at 330 kV.
The US export control position for advanced AI chips in China, as of 7 October 2026, is recorded as “Licence required, presumption of denial, case-by-case review for H200-class chips since 15 January 2026”. ArusGrid holds 14 public sources for this project, the latest dated 7 September 2026, and last checked the record on 19 October 2026.
How well evidenced is it
Running capacity. The site is operational or expanding. The rules are fixed and published on the Methodology page.
Named funderNo
Disclosed clientNo
Committed or approved capitalYes
Dated, sized phaseYes
Three or more sourcesYes
Dated source in the last 24 monthsYes
AI workloads
StatusConfirmed
Parts of hall A1 already ran AI computing workloads on 30 Apr 2026 (宁夏日报 via 人民网, 2 May 2026).
Access to AI chips
GradeLicence required for a party
A party to this project (its operator, that operator's group, a funder, or a confirmed client) is headquartered in China or Macau or has an ultimate parent there. US rules require a licence for advanced AI chips destined to such entities wherever they are located. This describes the rule and says nothing about whether a licence was sought, granted or refused. Criteria are published on the Methodology page.
US licence required for this destination as enforcedYes
A party headquartered in China or Macau on the projectYes
Country-level export frameworkNo
A party named in a government authorisationNo
US approved operator or confirmed client on the projectNo
Named chip-vendor partnershipNo
Licence required, presumption of denial, case-by-case review for H200-class chips since 15 January 2026 · Licence required, presumption of denial, case-by-case review for H200-class chips since 15 January 2026 (2026-10-07) source
Phases
Phase 1 · Under construction200 MW, target 2025
Phases 2 and 3 · AnnouncedSize not published, target 2027
Stage history
Who is behind it
OperatorChina Gold Data Group (中金数据集团有限公司) · Colocation
Who uses the compute
No tenant disclosed. Most colocation leases are confidential, so this says nothing about occupancy. Not yet checked against second-order sources.
Money at this site
Announced investment, 2025-05CN¥40bn
The figure covers the whole campus.
Colocation price per kW of IT load per month
No published price band exists for China, and ArusGrid does not estimate from the regional benchmark alone. What was searched is listed on the Colo prices page.
Project team
ArchitectHuaxin Consulting Design Institute Co., Ltd. (华信咨询设计研究院有限公司) · Apr 2025 Confirmed source ↗ Design unit for phase 1: 4 computing centres, 4 power centres, ancillary buildings and 110kV outdoor substations, 208,239.53 sqm floor area.
Grid and substation worksInner Mongolia Runmeng Energy Co., Ltd. (内蒙古润蒙能源有限公司) · Jun 2025 Confirmed source ↗ Consortium lead and general contractor for the phase 1 110kV substations No. 1 and No. 2 (4 x 90MVA, 110/10kV), construction started June 2025.
Land
Allocated byZhongwei Municipal People's Government (中卫市人民政府) · 168,055 sqm · leasehold · Apr 2025 Confirmed source ↗ Land use planning permit 地字第6405022025YG0017527号 to 中金数据（中卫）科技有限公司 for phase 1. 土地取得：出让 (state land-use right granted by transfer). Approval 卫政土批字〔2025〕12号. Industrial land, 252.08 mu. Term not stated.
Allocated byZhongwei Municipal People's Government (中卫市人民政府) · 156,394 sqm · leasehold · Apr 2025 Confirmed source ↗ Land use planning permit 地字第6405022025YG0018596号 to 中金数据（中卫）信息科技有限公司 for phase 2. 土地取得：出让 (state land-use right granted by transfer). Approval 卫政土批字〔2025〕12号. Industrial land, 234.59 mu. Term not stated.
Power supply
Dedicated substation110kV · Jul 2025 Reported source ↗ Phase 1 has two 110kV substations expected to be ready to energise in September 2025. The article also says cluster power supply capability reaches 3600 MVA, which refers to the wider cluster. · Applies to the whole campus.
Dedicated substation360 MVA · 110kV · Jun 2025 Confirmed source ↗ Phase 1 substations No. 1 and No. 2, 4 x 90MVA main transformers at 110/10kV, two 110kV incoming circuits. Built inside the China Gold Data site in Zhongwei Industrial Park. · Applies to the whole campus.
Dedicated substationChina Gold Data (substation owner); supply from State Grid 沙坡头 750kV substation · 1,440 MVA · 330kV · Dec 2025 Confirmed source ↗ Phases 2 and 3 330kV substation of six 240MVA transformers, two 330kV feeds from the 沙坡头 750kV substation. EIA approval 卫环函〔2026〕4号 of 14 Jan 2026. Grid capacity, not IT load. · Applies to the whole campus.
Water and cooling
Coolingdesign PUE <1.2 Reported source ↗ Cooling system not described.
CoolingHybrid air and liquid cooling · design PUE <1.2 Reported source ↗ Liquid cooling combined with air cooling. Design targets PUE below 1.2 and WUE below 0.6.
Sources checked 2026-10-19
- 提升绿电占比 (经济日报, 2026-04-23)
- 中卫大数据产业空间载体加速扩容 (宁夏日报 via 人民网, 2026-05-02)
- 投资约400亿元！中金数据中卫零碳算力基地项目一期A1楼主体结构封顶 (中金数据 (operator release via Sohu), 2025-07-30)
- 零碳算力产业基地落户中卫 计划总投资约400亿元 (新华网宁夏, 2025-05-09)
- 算电协同赋能，宁夏打造绿色算力新高地 (科技日报, 2026-09-07)
- 中金数据中卫零碳算力产业基地二期、三期项目330千伏变电站工程 (中卫市生态环境局, 2025-12-24)
- 中金数据中卫零碳算力产业基地一期项目（A1算力中心、A1-1动力中心、AM1门卫、AF废品库、AX消防水泵房）建设工程规划许可证证后公示 (中卫市人民政府 (中卫市自然资源局), 2025-05-06)
- 中卫市生态环境局关于2025年7月24日作出的建设项目环境影响评价文件审批决定的公告 (中卫市人民政府 (中卫市生态环境局), 2025-07-25)
- 中卫市生态环境局关于2025年9月2日作出的建设项目环境影响评价文件审批决定的公告 (中卫市人民政府 (中卫市生态环境局), 2025-09-03)
- 中金数据中卫零碳算力产业基地二期项目（B1算力中心、B1-1动力中心）建设工程规划许可证证后公示 (中卫市人民政府 (中卫市自然资源局), 2025-10-21)
- 中金数据中卫零碳算力产业基地三期项目（C1算力中心、C1-1动力中心、CF废品库）建设工程规划许可证证后公示 (中卫市人民政府 (中卫市自然资源局), 2025-10-27)
- 中卫市生态环境局关于2026年1月14日作出的建设项目环境影响评价文件审批决定的公告 (中卫市人民政府 (中卫市生态环境局), 2026-01-14)
- 中卫市生态环境局关于2025年9月25日作出的建设项目环境影响评价文件审批决定的公告 (中卫市人民政府 (中卫市生态环境局), 2025-09-25)
- 卫环函〔2026〕4号 关于同意《中金数据中卫零碳算力产业基地二期、三期项目330千伏变电站工程环境影响报告表》的函 (中卫市生态环境局 (中卫市人民政府), 2026-01-14)
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Project team on other projects: Huaxin Consulting Design Institute Co., Ltd. (华信咨询设计研究院有限公司)